The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-13
AN EXTRA SESSION.
Everybody Prays for One, Including Hotel-
Keepers and Laundrymen.

Everybody Prays for One, Including Hotel
Keepers and Laundrymen.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March l2-Every business mar
and every newspaper man in Washington N
praying for an extra session. All sorts Of xea-
sons are advanced to show that the country Will
go to the dogs unless the President calls Con
gress together to consider the deficiency bill and
The bill providing for the rivers and hacbors, on
which depends the work of filing in the Potomac
fats. The departure of Congress so early in
the season makes a vast difference to the busi-
ness of the public at the capital and no one
regrets the decision of the President not to call
an extra session more than the hotel-keepers
and laundrymen. I met one of the latter this
morning. who was bewaiing che loss of business
which the congressional hiatus had entailed
upon MIN. This man started here a few years
ago with the proverbial shilling in his pocket,
and today he owns pieces of valuable real
estate has good fat bank account, and is In
very easy financial circumstances The COR
geous establishment might be called the cream
of the soap-suds trade, and on him Senators,
members of Congress, justices Of the
Supreme Court and officials generally.
of high and low degree. depend for
much to their dignity and refinement. my re-
ceipts," said this gentleman. have fallen of $500
this week from what they were week ago, and
until Congress comes again / shall have to Gu.
down expenses in marked degree" Then he
wanted to tell me something about his custom
ers Senator for instance, wears
not less than twenty collars each week, while
Judge Waxem, from Way Back, seldom soils
more than two had charge of the wardrobe OF
the Bernhardt party last week. said this man.
land soon it was known that the celebrated
French actress had her wardrobe on exhibition
at my establishment. there was the biggest
crowd of dudes around that counter that you
ever saw. Some Of them would have couple Of
collars and a pair of cuffs done up in very
small bundle, and would leave them to be oper-
ated Some came without any excuse, and
simply told me outright that they wanted to see
the laces and ruffies and frills for which the
| Madame Sarah was celebrated. The curiosity of
| each gratifed and l tell you 1t
was a sight to see that assortment
J displayed. They had been unable to
| have any washing done since they left tae City
| of Mexico and in consideration of the long
| railroad ride, there was enormous amount of
| soiled clothing belonging to Madame Bernhardt
| and her suite dumped in upon me. Among 9th.
| or things there We're no less than three hundred
| Observation-Disclosures. which the Madame had held
| in her fingers since the last time the Offices of
| the laundry had been called to aid her. These
| handkerchiefs were a show of themselves. They
were all very dainty affairs. OF which lace was
| the component part of chief value as they say
| in the Treasury Department, and suppose the
| three hundred were worth not cent less than
So, 600. 1t was the finest display that ever saw
| in my lfe and [ have handled the washing oil
dukes, and counts, and earls. and lords since
| have been in the business in Washing ton."